January 2014 Blog Posts (3)

The Vincentian Special Collections at DePaul University in Chicago has recently acquired a rare 18th century example of the rule of the Ladies of Charity. This volume dating from 1744 came from the establishment of the Ladies in the region around Monacilione in the archdiocese of Benevento in the Campania…

The Vincentiana material culture collection at DePaul University's Archives and Special Collections Department possesses a large number of devotional items (holy cards, statues, medals, prints) of Vincent de Paul created over the last four hundred years. These items not only reflect the popularity of Vincent de Paul, but the potential profit of that popularity. After all, printers would not have put out editions of Vincent de Paul holy cards and images if there weren't a ready supply of…